"AI-First" Hype Gives Way to Reality: New Speechmatics Report Reveals What's Actually Working in AI
CAMBRIDGE, UK, June 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a wave of bold "AI-first" announcements from major tech players, many are now scaling back.
As the AI gold rush slows, a new report from Speechmatics explores what's actually working — and where the real value lies.
Titled The Voice AI Reality Check: Frontline Perspectives for Enterprise in 2025, the report zeroes in on one of the fastest-evolving areas of AI: Voice AI.
Built on interviews with leaders across healthcare, compliance, media, public services, and research, it reveals a clear shift from flashy demos to embedded, operational AI — where tools assist humans, deliver measurable ROI, and quietly power core infrastructure.
Report highlights include:
Assistive over autonomous: The most effective deployments augment people rather than replace them. Assistive agents are driving real ROI.
Multilingual as standard: Real-time code-switching is now a baseline requirement, not a bonus.
Accuracy is make-or-break: With growing global concerns over AI hallucinations, precision is essential — especially in compliance-heavy environments.
Voice as infrastructure: Quietly embedded tools are outperforming headline-grabbing features.
Rather than betting on speculative demos, successful enterprises are treating Voice AI as critical infrastructure. It's being embedded into workflows that demand speed, accuracy, and trust — from noisy control rooms to multilingual contact centres.
The report closes with future-looking predictions, outlining the rise of emotionally intelligent, adaptive, and natively multilingual voice systems — and offers guidance on what enterprises must prioritise next.
Download the full report now.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250603560526/en/
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For interviews, images, quotes or media access, contact: Mieke Kyra, Content Lead mieke.smith@speechmatics.com
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